I’m back in for Laura’s Weekly Song Challenge again… 1. Post a video of a song that reminds you of a loved one. “Truly a dream come true” 2. Post a video of a song that mentions a food or drink. “Where were you while we were getting high?” 3. Post a video of a…
One of the first records I ever bought. Dammit, but Roy Orbison was a great singer A candy-colored clown they call the sandman Tiptoes to my room every night Just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper “Go to sleep. Everything is all right.” I close my eyes, Then I drift away Into the magic night.…
This week, Jim has posed a it of a tricky one for Song Lyric Sunday – a song that references the name of another group. I know that there’s a song out there somewhere that references a ‘Grateful Dead sticker on a Cadillac’ (is it The Eagles?), but I’m going for John Lennon here drawing…
”So, what IS an existential crisis?” – grandson, aged 12 – – – – – – – – – – – One-Liner Wednesday 14 August 2019
It’s not all time-warp tie-dye here at Brokedown Palace, you know…..although it mostly is, if I’m honest. This week, Jim is looking for a song that name-checks somebody famous. It’s fair to say that Napoleon Bonaparte fulfils that criterion. This was the song that announced Abba to the world in 1974 when it walked away…
The BBC screened an excellent, highly popular and innovative crime series back in 2006. The scenario was that a modern-day detective was involved in a car accident and came round to find himself – still a detective – back in 1973. The series was called ‘Life on Mars’. Nothing else to say, really – just…
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